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Young son of slain officer given teddy bears made of father's uniforms

Heartwarming photo shows boy with cuddly mementos

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Updated: 2:51 PM CST Dec 1, 2016

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Young son of slain officer given teddy bears made of father's uniforms

Heartwarming photo shows boy with cuddly mementos

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Updated: 2:51 PM CST Dec 1, 2016

A young boy has a pair of unique keepsakes to remember his slain police officer father.

Elizabeth Snyder posted a photo to Facebook of her 2-year-old son Malachi holding teddy bears made from the uniforms of his father, St. Louis County Officer Blake Snyder, who was fatally shot in the line of duty Oct. 6.

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Blake Snyder was responding to an early-morning domestic disturbance call when he was shot by 18-year-old Trenton Foster. Another officer then wounded Foster.

Snyder was the first St. Louis County police officer to be killed in the line of duty since 2000.